Busch Place was named for Adolphus Busch, who built the first Busch Gardens in Pasadena's Arroyo Seco. I wrote several posts about it after taking a special tour in 2010.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Permanent Sign
Busch Place was named for Adolphus Busch, who built the first Busch Gardens in Pasadena's Arroyo Seco. I wrote several posts about it after taking a special tour in 2010.
How cool! Street names as part of the street itself.
ReplyDeleteThe closest I've seen would be house numbers painted on the curb. Sadly, all the snow and parked cars would make such street signs almost useless.
ReplyDeleteInterestingly, he was born in Mainz. Actually, in Kastel which USED to be part of Mainz until the Allied occupation forces decided in 1945 that Mainz was only allowed to be on ONE side of the river and the suburbs on the OTHER side now belong to Wiesbaden. Mind you, the signs still say "Mainz-Kastel" (Kastel, because there was Roman fort there).
ReplyDeleteAnd given that Busch is indirectly responsible for Bud Light, shouldn't his memory be erased form the sidewalk...?
I googled engraved street names and found this: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/p/m/1a21bc/
ReplyDeleteits not as nice as what u have.. Once again Pasadena is unique!.
Boyle Hts has at least one street corner in which the street sign is a stone column rising just a few few from the sidewalk.
ReplyDeleteLike "Busch Pl.," it conveys a much deeper sense of permanancy.
Dive, some don't have paint on them, so when you come upon them they're more of a surprise. I think they're treasures.
ReplyDeleteHamilton, all street numbers are painted on the curb here. In some early 20th-century neighborhoods you can still find metal street numbers bolted to the curb, but many have fallen off. (Ours did, but we still have it.)
JB, I can't blame poor Adolphus for things that happened after he died.
Thanks for the link, KBF. I like the Portland signs, but I like ours, too. We also have these sidewalk stamps:
http://pasadenadailyphoto.blogspot.com/2008/04/sidewalk-stamp.html
That sounds lovely, Kevin, and I agree. Peoples' concerns were different then.
I don't think I've ever seen any of these. Very cool. Now that I know they exist, I'll keep my eyes peeled for them, like looking for hidden (or not so hidden) treasures.
ReplyDeleteLeave it to Pasadena to etch it in stone!!!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea...I think it should be the norm!!
I know, I wish our street had these.
ReplyDeleteThe house I used to have in Bungalow Heaven was built 1919-20 and I don't recall stamped signs there, but many of the streets have been widened so it is possible they were once stamped.
ReplyDeleteI do recall seeing them elsewhere, but can't place it now. Maybe Hollywood?
I don't know when Busch Place was built. Adolphus Busch died in 1913. It could be I'm assuming these signs are old and maybe they're not. But I think they are pre-1920.
ReplyDeleteSuch a nice touch! Classy. I don't recall seeing any stamped street curbs like that here.
ReplyDeleteThere is another Busch Gardens in St. Louis, MO which I visited on school field trip as a kid. Have you been to that one?
It really is a treasure. We don't have that here, but it may be that I haven't looked hard enough. (Am going to be looking down more now!)
ReplyDeleteI've seen house numbers carved in stone, but not the road name like here. It's so attractive, isn't it? The roads and houses would have been built after Busch Gardens closed. I should look that up, but am having Internet problems.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been to Busch Gardens in St. Louis, Ms. M. I think that's the most famous one.
ReplyDeleteLet me know if you find one, Lulu!
Bellis, I think Busch Gardens closed in the late 1920's. Perhaps this type of sign isn't about the age of the neighborhood but simply about its location, or money spent?
What an eye! Thanks for sharing. I especially love the drainage hole. Sweet.
ReplyDeleteThanks for noticing, Roberta. I like the drainage hole, too.
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